Willis I. Milham (37 Kinderhook, New York) married Elizabeth M. Fairweather (22 North Adams, Massachusetts) on 07 June 1911 in Northampton, Massachusetts. They were married by Willis H. Butler, Minister of the Gospel. Both were residents of Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edmund Milham & Ellen M. Isbister, Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Fairweather & Lillian Exford. Willis was a Professor at Williams College, Elizabeth was a student. Source: Massachusetts Marriages: Northampton, 1911, page 5, No 81.
Prof. Willis Milham was professor of astronomy from 1901 to 1942 and the third director of the Hopkins Observatory. The Milham Planetarium is located in the Old Hopkins Observatory. Completed in 1838, it is the oldest extant astronomical observatory in the United States.
President of the American Meteorological Society 1924-25.
1926 - Prof. Willis I. Milham of Williams College, who had been studying in Germany, received the degree of Ph. D. In Strasburg.
Author of: "Syllabus of a Course of Meteorology" - 1906; "How to Identify the Stars" - 1914; Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and Weather Forecasting - 1918; "Meteorology" - 1929 & "Time & Timekeepers" - 1944.
Time On His Hands
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (U.P) - Willis Isbister Milham, emeritus professor of astronomy at Williams College, has in his home 130 rare clocks and watches, ranging in size and chime power from a huge American grandfather to an intricate French pocket watch with tiny metal men who strike the hours and quarter-hours under glass. Source: *The Times Record (Troy, New York), Thursday, 15 Jan 1953, page 16. *story carried by many newspapers.
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Willis I. Milham
Word of the death of Prof. Willis I. Milham (AF), who taught at Williams College since 1902, has reached the Institute. Professor Milham, 83, died on March 23.
Professor Milham began teaching meteorology at Williams in 1903 and in addition taught physics, mathematics, astronomy, and air navigation.
Born in Kinderhook, N.Y., in 1874, he received his B.A. from Williams in 1894, his M.A. in 1895, and a Ph. D. from the University of Strasbourg in 1900.
Besides the Institute, Professor Milham also had been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Association, Société Belge d’astronomic, and Société d’astronomic de France. Source: Aeronautical Engineering Review, Volume 16, October 1957, page 33.
WILLIS I. MILHAM PRIZE IN ASTRONOMY. Established in 1968 by Betsey M. Milham, a cash prize is awarded to a senior at Williams College who is majoring in science or mathematics, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has a grade of 'A' in at least one year course in the department of astronomy.
Prof. Willis Milham was professor of astronomy from 1901 to 1942 and the third director of the Hopkins Observatory. The Milham Planetarium is located in the Old Hopkins Observatory. Completed in 1838, it is the oldest extant astronomical observatory in the United States.
President of the American Meteorological Society 1924-25.
1926 - Prof. Willis I. Milham of Williams College, who had been studying in Germany, received the degree of Ph. D. In Strasburg.
Author of: "Syllabus of a Course of Meteorology" - 1906; "How to Identify the Stars" - 1914; Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and Weather Forecasting - 1918; "Meteorology" - 1929 & "Time & Timekeepers" - 1944.
Time On His Hands
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (U.P) - Willis Isbister Milham, emeritus professor of astronomy at Williams College, has in his home 130 rare clocks and watches, ranging in size and chime power from a huge American grandfather to an intricate French pocket watch with tiny metal men who strike the hours and quarter-hours under glass. Source: *The Times Record (Troy, New York), Thursday, 15 Jan 1953, page 16. *story carried by many newspapers.
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Willis I. Milham
Word of the death of Prof. Willis I. Milham (AF), who taught at Williams College since 1902, has reached the Institute. Professor Milham, 83, died on March 23.
Professor Milham began teaching meteorology at Williams in 1903 and in addition taught physics, mathematics, astronomy, and air navigation.
Born in Kinderhook, N.Y., in 1874, he received his B.A. from Williams in 1894, his M.A. in 1895, and a Ph. D. from the University of Strasbourg in 1900.
Besides the Institute, Professor Milham also had been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Association, Société Belge d’astronomic, and Société d’astronomic de France. Source: Aeronautical Engineering Review, Volume 16, October 1957, page 33.
WILLIS I. MILHAM PRIZE IN ASTRONOMY. Established in 1968 by Betsey M. Milham, a cash prize is awarded to a senior at Williams College who is majoring in science or mathematics, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has a grade of 'A' in at least one year course in the department of astronomy.
Willis I. Milham (37 Kinderhook, New York) married Elizabeth M. Fairweather (22 North Adams, Massachusetts) on 07 June 1911 in Northampton, Massachusetts. They were married by Willis H. Butler, Minister of the Gospel. Both were residents of Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edmund Milham & Ellen M. Isbister, Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Fairweather & Lillian Exford. Willis was a Professor at Williams College, Elizabeth was a student. Source: Massachusetts Marriages: Northampton, 1911, page 5, No 81.
Prof. Willis Milham was professor of astronomy from 1901 to 1942 and the third director of the Hopkins Observatory. The Milham Planetarium is located in the Old Hopkins Observatory. Completed in 1838, it is the oldest extant astronomical observatory in the United States.
President of the American Meteorological Society 1924-25.
1926 - Prof. Willis I. Milham of Williams College, who had been studying in Germany, received the degree of Ph. D. In Strasburg.
Author of: "Syllabus of a Course of Meteorology" - 1906; "How to Identify the Stars" - 1914; Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and Weather Forecasting - 1918; "Meteorology" - 1929 & "Time & Timekeepers" - 1944.
Time On His Hands
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (U.P) - Willis Isbister Milham, emeritus professor of astronomy at Williams College, has in his home 130 rare clocks and watches, ranging in size and chime power from a huge American grandfather to an intricate French pocket watch with tiny metal men who strike the hours and quarter-hours under glass. Source: *The Times Record (Troy, New York), Thursday, 15 Jan 1953, page 16. *story carried by many newspapers.
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Willis I. Milham
Word of the death of Prof. Willis I. Milham (AF), who taught at Williams College since 1902, has reached the Institute. Professor Milham, 83, died on March 23.
Professor Milham began teaching meteorology at Williams in 1903 and in addition taught physics, mathematics, astronomy, and air navigation.
Born in Kinderhook, N.Y., in 1874, he received his B.A. from Williams in 1894, his M.A. in 1895, and a Ph. D. from the University of Strasbourg in 1900.
Besides the Institute, Professor Milham also had been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Association, Société Belge d’astronomic, and Société d’astronomic de France. Source: Aeronautical Engineering Review, Volume 16, October 1957, page 33.
WILLIS I. MILHAM PRIZE IN ASTRONOMY. Established in 1968 by Betsey M. Milham, a cash prize is awarded to a senior at Williams College who is majoring in science or mathematics, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has a grade of 'A' in at least one year course in the department of astronomy.
Prof. Willis Milham was professor of astronomy from 1901 to 1942 and the third director of the Hopkins Observatory. The Milham Planetarium is located in the Old Hopkins Observatory. Completed in 1838, it is the oldest extant astronomical observatory in the United States.
President of the American Meteorological Society 1924-25.
1926 - Prof. Willis I. Milham of Williams College, who had been studying in Germany, received the degree of Ph. D. In Strasburg.
Author of: "Syllabus of a Course of Meteorology" - 1906; "How to Identify the Stars" - 1914; Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and Weather Forecasting - 1918; "Meteorology" - 1929 & "Time & Timekeepers" - 1944.
Time On His Hands
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (U.P) - Willis Isbister Milham, emeritus professor of astronomy at Williams College, has in his home 130 rare clocks and watches, ranging in size and chime power from a huge American grandfather to an intricate French pocket watch with tiny metal men who strike the hours and quarter-hours under glass. Source: *The Times Record (Troy, New York), Thursday, 15 Jan 1953, page 16. *story carried by many newspapers.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Willis I. Milham
Word of the death of Prof. Willis I. Milham (AF), who taught at Williams College since 1902, has reached the Institute. Professor Milham, 83, died on March 23.
Professor Milham began teaching meteorology at Williams in 1903 and in addition taught physics, mathematics, astronomy, and air navigation.
Born in Kinderhook, N.Y., in 1874, he received his B.A. from Williams in 1894, his M.A. in 1895, and a Ph. D. from the University of Strasbourg in 1900.
Besides the Institute, Professor Milham also had been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Association, Société Belge d’astronomic, and Société d’astronomic de France. Source: Aeronautical Engineering Review, Volume 16, October 1957, page 33.
WILLIS I. MILHAM PRIZE IN ASTRONOMY. Established in 1968 by Betsey M. Milham, a cash prize is awarded to a senior at Williams College who is majoring in science or mathematics, is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has a grade of 'A' in at least one year course in the department of astronomy.
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